It's not exactly as striking as their three previous albums, but it certainly still has the relevant themes that haunted the band's earlier records, and also the ones that usually co-operate with traditional doom metal. However, i love how different the band sound compared to earlier releases, as 'Wheels of confusion...' and 'Under the Sun...' work brilliantly in my opinion. One for those who prefer Black Sabbath's more laidback moments...

Loading...

megadeath13Account deleted

20.11.2012 - 18:56

megadeath13Account deleted

Its as brilliant as the others really. I dont understand why its so underrated. Changes is one of the best ballads ever written and Songs like Tomorrows dream, Snowblind or Supernaut belong to Sabbaths finest.When i listen to this album, i always feel like, im lying on a beach, on a hot summer day

It's a Little weaker from the 2 previous masterpiece records but it's still great,specially SNOWBLIND,it's one of my classic songs ever!!!:banger:

Yep, "Snowblind" is a classic song, no doubt. Subject matter is pretty lame though - it's just about doing cocaine. From all accounts, the boys were pretty heavily into at this stage of their lives. The party was in full swing but it has to end at some stage.

This is more blues, totally they lost touch whit ''real BS doom sound'' what band had at begging, still we can hear little doom, but more blues, hard rock, HM sound and seems band start to experiment whit a sound
Was this 1th album what band recorded under drugs?

----
Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!!

Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing

This is more blues, totally they lost touch whit ''real BS doom sound'' what band had at begging, still we can hear little doom, but more blues, hard rock, HM sound and seems band start to experiment whit a sound
Was this 1th album what band recorded under drugs?

Their debut was way more blues than this one and Black Sabbath have never been truly doom anyway, just a couple of songs can be regarded as proto-doom.

----Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

This is more blues, totally they lost touch whit ''real BS doom sound'' what band had at begging, still we can hear little doom, but more blues, hard rock, HM sound and seems band start to experiment whit a sound
Was this 1th album what band recorded under drugs?

Their debut was way more blues than this one and Black Sabbath have never been truly doom anyway, just a couple of songs can be regarded as proto-doom.

Yes also true, but Paranoid and BS was more ''proto doon'' also bluesy more ''heavier'' then rest of they/thay work whit Ozzy ,
This seems more ''calmer'' to me

----
Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!!

Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''
I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing

Well I don't see any dip in quality or form here from the preceding three masterpieces, just more blues infused songwriting here. Still helluva lot addictive and Supernaut is my most favourite song of them after Hand Of Doom and Iron Man and definitely the highlight of this record.